Dallas firefighters needed specialized vehicles to put out a fire last week. One stopped working at the scene. The other broke down while still en route.
personnel were dispatched some two hours southwest of their home city to help fight a wildfire in Eastland County. It was eventually contained, but not before burning through more than 54,000 acres, devastating residents and farmers.began lingering across the U.S. and the globe. Dallas has not been immune.
Despite needing to call in the other departments for their equipment, DFR and the others were able to put out the fire in just over an hour. Jim McDade, president of the Dallas Fire Fighters Association, told the, “We were out there, literally with brooms, fighting this grass fire” because they didn’t have the specialized vehicles.Even though they had put out the fire, the job apparently wasn’t finished.
He said the shop just hasn’t been able to make repairs as needed. It hasn’t always been this way though. “In years past, 15 years ago when it was fully staffed, it was very well run and we kept our stuff maintained,” McDade said. “Over the years, it’s just dwindled down.” McDade and the association put out a press release last month explaining why they thought it was time to replace City Manager T.C. Broadnax. Mayor Eric Johnson and some City Council members were also saying they wanted Broadnax to be replaced. The mayor and council have since decided to give the city manager another chance.
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